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Bought my 83 Volvo DL new for about 16k and everyone thought I was nuts.
Kept it until 2007 - was mostly a second car from 1988 on. Very reliable and built like a tank. I am sure I did not put in more than $2,400 (other than oil, tires, batteries etc) in repairs.
Father drives a loaded AVD Volvo now which is very comfortable and now that he has hit more than 90k has had more repairs and problems (expensive $$$$) than I had in more than 20 years and he treats it like a baby. I figured out a few months ago my Honda civic with twice the miles has had less than 1/3rd the repairs, all being far cheaper.
Drive a 2012 V90 for a few months in the summer. Very comfortable. Handled OK, shitty mileage. For the money I would rather buy loaded Subaru AWD and keep what's left to pay for the insurance for years.
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